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Da Dego · 11th Jun 2007, 15:13

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/06..._lanparty_v2/1

COMPUTEX 2007: DFI is due to revamp it's LANParty range, and the northbridge is just the start of the impending craziness.

DougEdey · 11th Jun 2007, 15:20

Damnit I want to be a trainee DFI BIOS engineer :'(

./^\.Ace./^\. · 11th Jun 2007, 15:44

I don't know anyone that uses a DFI board

so I don't really know how good they are. could some one tell me what they would give this board out of 10

or compare it to a new ASUS board

I must say that it does look pritty impresive.

Bindibadgi · 11th Jun 2007, 15:51

They are generally regarded as very hit and miss. Some are superb but others are littered with incompatibilities. DFI has made some legendary boards though thanks to their BIOS guys and crazy hardware engineers. They are generally regarded as a "know what you're doing if you want to play with one" board. It took me two weeks to learn the BIOS of the ICFX3200 T2R/G before writing that article in Jan

Tim and I sat there for a good half hour and went through a few ideas with the guys from DFI about their V2, and some of the stuff being thrown about could be super crazy if it makes production.

knowyourenemy · 11th Jun 2007, 15:54

I can't wait for this board. I have had my Lanparty UT nForce 4 for about two years now and it is certainly the best motherboard I've invested in.

This new one is going to be Intel, right?

Bindibadgi · 11th Jun 2007, 16:00

Two Intel and one AMD are due.

teamtd11 · 11th Jun 2007, 16:01

Im probbly going to be getting the am2+ board when it comes out, but i think i will hold off till a bit-tech review

Burnout21 · 11th Jun 2007, 16:08

DFI boards are great, a use to own an epoxi 8RDA3+ on skt A, and that was a monster board, then some chaps i believe left epoxi and went to DFI, and BAM the 754 and 939 series was born!

I have owned the Ultra rare 939 NF3 DFI board, which hits 310MHz FSB which is handy, and im now on my second DFI board, the SLI-DR 939.

Fantastic overclockers, if you want all you can get out of a CPU in terms of OC'ing then DFI is for you!!!!!

Iv been waiting to see how DFI would take on the C2D properly with the lanparty series.

I believe DFI boards hold the highest front side bus speeds in overclocking, so maybe they will manage to get the Nvidia 680 chipset to out run TWIN2X2048-10000C5DF lol!!

capnPedro · 11th Jun 2007, 16:15

Fantastic brand, between myself and two friends, we've used about 10 or 11 DFI boards between us. They rock

!

But I wouldn't really recommend a LanParty to a 'noob'. An Infinity, though, hell yeah.

RE: DFI BIOSes. They are superb, probably the best around. Only niggle I've ever had is my current board only has On/Off for "Power state after AC power fail" (not "Last state") but nevermind, it's usually on anyway

.

Looking forward to the AM2+ board, but by the time I'm lookign to upgrade my mobo, I'm sure we'll be way past Socket 1000+.

wafflesomd · 11th Jun 2007, 16:49

DFI-Ultra -D

Best mobo ever.

Mankz · 11th Jun 2007, 16:53

I'm glad that most board makers are now making sata ports that exit at the side of the mobo.

DFi, please don't use heatpipe coolers! They are a pain to remove and are ugly!

radodrill · 11th Jun 2007, 17:06

Can't wait for the new boards; DFI is da bomb

Ghys · 11th Jun 2007, 18:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burnout21

DFI boards are great, a use to own an epoxi 8RDA3+ on skt A, and that was a monster board, then some chaps i believe left epoxi and went to DFI, and BAM the 754 and 939 series was born!

It's EPoX by the way

, or at least it was, it's kinda dead

karbonKid · 11th Jun 2007, 19:08

DFI LanPartyUT NF3-250GB was simply the best board that ever existed. Stupidly overclockable, and with the latest BIOS, absolutely flawless (apart from crappy nVidia RAID drivers). I've had a sempron @ 340FSB on it (with 1:1 DRR:FSB ratio). 'nuff sed.
After the SLI-DR it kind of went downhill - they're boards remained amazingly clockable, but were finicky about what hardware they would work with at best. Some people just find it annoying; for those with time and patience it's apparently called 'character'. I guess DFI boards are just one of those things you have to try yourself to decide wether you like them or not. If you do, though, you can be guaranteed you'll spend days, even weeks, trying to eke every last drop out fo your system's performance. Seriously, DFI's BIOS's must be chemically additive or something!

completemadness · 11th Jun 2007, 20:26

wow that cooler looks nice

although it looks similar to the thermalright HR-05 SLI, a very interesting cooler http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/m...ct_hr05sli.htm

and the nice thing with that cooler is it will work on those motherboards where they decided to put the chipset under the end of the GFX card (like the SLI-DR which seems to be one of the most popular 939 boards for enthusiasts)

mikeuk2004 · 12th Jun 2007, 12:20

One thing I will say is this. DFI customer service is spot on. My Nforce 3 board has had its Northbridge fan fail 4 times now over 3-4 years. DFI have posted me replacements each time at no charge within in 3-4 working days from overseas. They responed same or next day to your emails and very helpfull unlike other big named corporations who dont even acknowledge your emails, nevermind responding.

DFI is definatley a brand ill stick with as their products are spot and even better customer services. Before my AMD NF3 Ultra Lanparty UT I had a Nforce 2 AMD board which had no issues.

Id recomend them any day. Past boards Ive had like MSI, Gigabyte, Elite, have been pants.

Neoki · 12th Jun 2007, 12:48

To be honest i must say its about time the northbridge had a revamp, as mikeuk said my fans on my DFI boards have always died. Im on my 3rd 939 SLI-DR from DFI.

Other then that It has to be said that they are amazing boards and got to love the UV.

Miss the non UT boards though because of the bundle.

Hopefully they will keep the same level of service up

severedhead · 12th Jun 2007, 19:42

Just what I wanted to see. My nF4 + Opty 144 combo is getting a little dated now and was looking for upgrades, I might just wait until these come out.

I'd definately go for a DFI mobo again. As others have stated, you can squeeze every last drop of performance out of your hardware providing you have a few weeks to understand and tweak the BIOS.

But please no heatpipes.

11th Jun 2007, 15:13	#1
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Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,228	They are generally regarded as very hit and miss. Some are superb but others are littered with incompatibilities. DFI has made some legendary boards though thanks to their BIOS guys and crazy hardware engineers. They are generally regarded as a "know what you're doing if you want to play with one" board. It took me two weeks to learn the BIOS of the ICFX3200 T2R/G before writing that article in Jan Tim and I sat there for a good half hour and went through a few ideas with the guys from DFI about their V2, and some of the stuff being thrown about could be super crazy if it makes production. __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!

11th Jun 2007, 15:54	#5
knowyourenemy Professional Winner Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: A telephone pole. Posts: 55	I can't wait for this board. I have had my Lanparty UT nForce 4 for about two years now and it is certainly the best motherboard I've invested in. This new one is going to be Intel, right? __________________ //Sun Tzu?

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Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,228	Two Intel and one AMD are due. __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!

11th Jun 2007, 16:01	#7
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11th Jun 2007, 16:08	#8
Burnout21 is true bit-techer! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Nott's Posts: 4,846	DFI boards are great, a use to own an epoxi 8RDA3+ on skt A, and that was a monster board, then some chaps i believe left epoxi and went to DFI, and BAM the 754 and 939 series was born! I have owned the Ultra rare 939 NF3 DFI board, which hits 310MHz FSB which is handy, and im now on my second DFI board, the SLI-DR 939. Fantastic overclockers, if you want all you can get out of a CPU in terms of OC'ing then DFI is for you!!!!! Iv been waiting to see how DFI would take on the C2D properly with the lanparty series. I believe DFI boards hold the highest front side bus speeds in overclocking, so maybe they will manage to get the Nvidia 680 chipset to out run TWIN2X2048-10000C5DF lol!! __________________ DFI P45-T2RS Plus, Q6600, 4GB Reaper HPC, GTX280 & FX3450, X-Fi Xtreme Music, 1570GB Storage

11th Jun 2007, 16:15	#9
capnPedro Deaf forever to the battle's din Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North-East England Posts: 2,974	Fantastic brand, between myself and two friends, we've used about 10 or 11 DFI boards between us. They rock ! But I wouldn't really recommend a LanParty to a 'noob'. An Infinity, though, hell yeah. RE: DFI BIOSes. They are superb, probably the best around. Only niggle I've ever had is my current board only has On/Off for "Power state after AC power fail" (not "Last state") but nevermind, it's usually on anyway . Looking forward to the AM2+ board, but by the time I'm lookign to upgrade my mobo, I'm sure we'll be way past Socket 1000+. __________________ ASUS M4A785TD-M Evo \| AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE \| D-Tek FuZion 4GB Corsair XMMS3-10666 \| Corsair TX650 Point Of View 8800GTX \| EK FC-8800

11th Jun 2007, 16:49	#10
wafflesomd Hypermodder Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 986	DFI-Ultra -D Best mobo ever. __________________ http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/1466/goldie.gif

11th Jun 2007, 17:06	#12
radodrill Resident EI Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Almost Heaven (WV) Posts: 870	Can't wait for the new boards; DFI is da bomb

11th Jun 2007, 19:08	#14
karbonKid Modder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Leicester, UK Posts: 56	DFI LanPartyUT NF3-250GB was simply the best board that ever existed. Stupidly overclockable, and with the latest BIOS, absolutely flawless (apart from crappy nVidia RAID drivers). I've had a sempron @ 340FSB on it (with 1:1 DRR:FSB ratio). 'nuff sed. After the SLI-DR it kind of went downhill - they're boards remained amazingly clockable, but were finicky about what hardware they would work with at best. Some people just find it annoying; for those with time and patience it's apparently called 'character'. I guess DFI boards are just one of those things you have to try yourself to decide wether you like them or not. If you do, though, you can be guaranteed you'll spend days, even weeks, trying to eke every last drop out fo your system's performance. Seriously, DFI's BIOS's must be chemically additive or something!

11th Jun 2007, 20:26	#15
completemadness Hypermodder Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 887	wow that cooler looks nice although it looks similar to the thermalright HR-05 SLI, a very interesting cooler http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/m...ct_hr05sli.htm and the nice thing with that cooler is it will work on those motherboards where they decided to put the chipset under the end of the GFX card (like the SLI-DR which seems to be one of the most popular 939 boards for enthusiasts)

12th Jun 2007, 12:20	#16
mikeuk2004 What you Looking at Fool! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 3,045	One thing I will say is this. DFI customer service is spot on. My Nforce 3 board has had its Northbridge fan fail 4 times now over 3-4 years. DFI have posted me replacements each time at no charge within in 3-4 working days from overseas. They responed same or next day to your emails and very helpfull unlike other big named corporations who dont even acknowledge your emails, nevermind responding. DFI is definatley a brand ill stick with as their products are spot and even better customer services. Before my AMD NF3 Ultra Lanparty UT I had a Nforce 2 AMD board which had no issues. Id recomend them any day. Past boards Ive had like MSI, Gigabyte, Elite, have been pants. __________________ -\|- Xfire - Mikeuk2005 -\|- Xbox Live - Mike UK 2006 -\|- Playstation Network - Mikeuk2004 -\|-

12th Jun 2007, 12:48	#17
Neoki Hypermodder Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lincoln Posts: 869	To be honest i must say its about time the northbridge had a revamp, as mikeuk said my fans on my DFI boards have always died. Im on my 3rd 939 SLI-DR from DFI. Other then that It has to be said that they are amazing boards and got to love the UV. Miss the non UT boards though because of the bundle. Hopefully they will keep the same level of service up __________________ My Main Rig:\|AMD 64 FX60 @ Stock\|DFI LanParty SLI-DR \| PC Power & Cooling 510 SLI EXTREME \|2 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer \| 8800GTS \| X-Fi Titanium Fatality®™ \| Logitech® Z-5500 5.1\|Hitachi 250GB x 3, 400GB, 160Gb, 120GB, SATA\|Pioneer DVD-Rewriter Drive Black x 2 \|

12th Jun 2007, 19:42	#18
severedhead Ultramodder Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham Posts: 1,479	Just what I wanted to see. My nF4 + Opty 144 combo is getting a little dated now and was looking for upgrades, I might just wait until these come out. I'd definately go for a DFI mobo again. As others have stated, you can squeeze every last drop of performance out of your hardware providing you have a few weeks to understand and tweak the BIOS. But please no heatpipes.